Shloka 21
Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers
The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode
ततस्तिर्यङ्मुखो नग्नामनिरीक्षन् गदाग्रज: । बाणश्च तावद् विरथश्छिन्नधन्वाविशत् पुरम् ॥ २१ ॥
tatas tiryaṅ-mukho nagnām anirīkṣan gadāgrajaḥ bāṇaś ca tāvad virathaś chinna-dhanvāviśat puram
پھر گداغرج بھگوان نے اس برہنہ عورت کو نہ دیکھنے کے لیے رخ پھیر لیا؛ اور بाणاسُر، رتھ سے محروم اور کمان ٹوٹی ہوئی حالت میں، اسی موقع پر شہر کے اندر بھاگ گیا۔
FAQs
Because Balarāma embodies dharma and self-control; he deliberately avoided looking at a naked woman, showing restraint even amid a battlefield situation.
Bāṇāsura was left without his chariot and had his bow cut; in that weakened state he retreated and entered his fortified city.
Maintain personal discipline and modesty even in stressful environments, and avoid indulgent looking that agitates the mind.